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Distance Education for Distance Education for the Americasthe Americas
Beginning of a Joint Beginning of a Joint ProgramProgram
IICA-CATIEIICA-CATIE
ADEC Annual Meeting, May 2006ADEC Annual Meeting, May 2006
MissionMission
• To support the Member States in their To support the Member States in their pursuit of progress and prosperity in the pursuit of progress and prosperity in the hemisphere through the modernization hemisphere through the modernization of the rural sector, the promotion of food of the rural sector, the promotion of food security, and the development of an security, and the development of an agricultural sector that is competitive, , agricultural sector that is competitive, , technologically prepared, technologically prepared, environmentally managed, and socially environmentally managed, and socially equitable for the peoples of the equitable for the peoples of the Americas.Americas.
VisionVision
• To transform IICA into a development To transform IICA into a development agency designed to promote agency designed to promote sustainable agricultural sustainable agricultural development, food security and development, food security and prosperity in the rural communities prosperity in the rural communities of the Americas.of the Americas.
Brief history of IICA Brief history of IICA
• 1942: Founded as The Inter-American 1942: Founded as The Inter-American
Institute Of Agricultural SciencesInstitute Of Agricultural Sciences
• Located in Turrialba, Costa RicaLocated in Turrialba, Costa Rica
• Purpose: Research on strategic Purpose: Research on strategic
tropical cropstropical crops
• Established as a Center for Education Established as a Center for Education
and Research.and Research.
Brief history of IICA Brief history of IICA
• 1944: First multilateral Convention on IICA was signed1944: First multilateral Convention on IICA was signed
• 1948: Creation of OAS, IICA became the specialized 1948: Creation of OAS, IICA became the specialized
agency for agriculture of the Inter-American System.agency for agriculture of the Inter-American System.
• 1964: 21 Member States of the OAS became 1964: 21 Member States of the OAS became
members of IICAmembers of IICA
• 1970’s: IICA carries out multinational programs for 1970’s: IICA carries out multinational programs for
hemispheric projectionhemispheric projection
• Moves Headquarters to San JoséMoves Headquarters to San José
Brief history of IICA Brief history of IICA
• In 1973: Creation of the Tropical Agriculture In 1973: Creation of the Tropical Agriculture Research and Education Center (CATIE) in Research and Education Center (CATIE) in TurrialbaTurrialba
• 1979: Leading role in agricultural development 1979: Leading role in agricultural development and integration.and integration.
• Creation of the Inter-American Board of Creation of the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA).Agriculture (IABA).
• Renamed the Inter-American Institute for Renamed the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. (29 Member Cooperation on Agriculture. (29 Member States)States)
Strategic Areas of technical Strategic Areas of technical CooperationCooperation
• Education and TrainingEducation and Training• Technology and InnovationTechnology and Innovation• Sustainable Rural DevelopmentSustainable Rural Development• Policies and TradePolicies and Trade• Agribusiness DevelopmentAgribusiness Development• Agriculture Health and Food SafetyAgriculture Health and Food Safety
New Hemispheric ProgramsNew Hemispheric Programs• BiotechnologyBiotechnology• Bio-EnergyBio-Energy
IICA Offices and Member IICA Offices and Member States in the AmericasStates in the Americas
Distance Training CenterDistance Training CenterCECADICECADI
• Objective: Objective: To support training and To support training and agribusiness development within agribusiness development within public and private institutions in the public and private institutions in the member countries; and to facilitate member countries; and to facilitate the role of technical cooperation as the role of technical cooperation as part of IICA's educational mission.part of IICA's educational mission.
CECADICECADIServices:Services:• Adaptation of course contents to Adaptation of course contents to
multimedia formatmultimedia format Adaptation of teaching materials to Adaptation of teaching materials to
multimedia formats for distance trainingmultimedia formats for distance training Distance education Distance education
via multimedia and via multimedia and
videoconferencingvideoconferencing
CECADICECADIServices:Services:• Interactive CD-Rom coursesInteractive CD-Rom courses• Online Training with McGill Online Training with McGill
UniversityUniversity• Videoconferencing System with Videoconferencing System with
GDLN network (World Bank)GDLN network (World Bank)
MissionMission
• Contribute to poverty reduction and Contribute to poverty reduction and rural development in the American rural development in the American tropics, through the promotion of tropics, through the promotion of diversified and competitive diversified and competitive agriculture and sustainable agriculture and sustainable management of our natural management of our natural resourcesresources
Regular MembersRegular Members
1- Belize2- Bolivia 3- Colombia 4- Costa Rica5- Dominican Republic6- El Salvador7- Guatemala8- Honduras9- Mexico10- Nicaragua11- Panama12- Paraguay13- Venezuela 14- IICA
200320032005
Our StrengthOur Strength
Lies in the integration of our programs
Research
Outreach Education
Education ProgramEducation Program
IS THE OLDEST IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN DEVOTED TO
AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
OUR GRADUATE SCHOOL, OUR GRADUATE SCHOOL, CREATED IN 1946 CREATED IN 1946
Post-Graduate Post-Graduate ProgramsPrograms
M.Sc. & Ph.D.M.Sc. & Ph.D. • Tropical Agroforestry,Tropical Agroforestry,• Integrated Watershed Management,Integrated Watershed Management,• Forestry and Biodiversity Forestry and Biodiversity
Management, Management, • Tropical Agriculture,Tropical Agriculture,• Environmental Economics.Environmental Economics.
OUTREACH
Outreach activities include:
• Joint research with partner organizations
• Participative work with communities
• Training and dissemination of new knowledge and technologies
• Support for improving national policies
• Technical assistance and national and regional institutional strengthening
• Validation of new technologies in the field
RESEARCH
• CATIE is a regional platform for the
generation of cutting-edge technology and
knowledge in agricultural and silvopastoral
systems, socio-economics, integrated watershed
management, competitiveness of eco-enterprises,
agroforestry, forestry, climate change,
biotechnology, as well as natural resource
conservation and management of biodiversity.
TRAININGTRAINING
Strategic Courses: CATIE strengthsStrategic Courses: CATIE strengths• AgroforestyAgroforesty• Forest MangementForest Mangement• Silvopastoral systemsSilvopastoral systems• Protected AreasProtected Areas
Specialized Courses according to demandSpecialized Courses according to demand
Virtual Classroom for video conferencingVirtual Classroom for video conferencing
IICA-CATIE IICA-CATIE
Joint Program Joint Program
Distance EducationDistance Education
• IICA-CATIE Historical Alliance: Extensive presence IICA-CATIE Historical Alliance: Extensive presence
in Latin America and the Caribbean Countriesin Latin America and the Caribbean Countries
• Shared objective: Provide educational services to Shared objective: Provide educational services to
Member CountriesMember Countries
• Development of multimedia courses in order to Development of multimedia courses in order to
establish distance education programsestablish distance education programs
• Contacts, agreements, and projects with various Contacts, agreements, and projects with various
Universities in the USA, Latin America and the Universities in the USA, Latin America and the
CaribbeanCaribbean
• Build a joint program in distance education for Build a joint program in distance education for the Hemispherethe Hemisphere
• Develop joint educational materials to carry out Develop joint educational materials to carry out distance education programsdistance education programs
• Identify and adapt (tropicalizar) available Identify and adapt (tropicalizar) available
courses from ADEC members for Latin America courses from ADEC members for Latin America
and Caribbean target groupsand Caribbean target groups
• Develop strategic alliances and joint projects to Develop strategic alliances and joint projects to enhance distance education in the Hemisphereenhance distance education in the Hemisphere
• Learn from the experiences of ADEC’s members Learn from the experiences of ADEC’s members in developing materials and offering coursesin developing materials and offering courses
Future PlansFuture Plans
Target GroupsTarget Groups
• Educational LeadersEducational Leaders
• National research InstitutionsNational research Institutions
• Leaders within public sectorLeaders within public sector
• Farmers and farm groupsFarmers and farm groups
• Policy makersPolicy makers
• Private sectorPrivate sector
• GraduatesGraduates
STRENGTHEN OUR CAPACITIES TO OFFER STRENGTHEN OUR CAPACITIES TO OFFER DISTANCE EDUCATIONDISTANCE EDUCATION
• Non-degree continuing education.Non-degree continuing education.• Develop strategic partnerships.Develop strategic partnerships.• Target group needs and marketing.Target group needs and marketing.• Identify and adapt existing materials.Identify and adapt existing materials.• Design quality courses to ensure learning.Design quality courses to ensure learning.• Appropriate and most effective delivery Appropriate and most effective delivery
mechanisms.mechanisms.
Thank youThank you
20062006
Contact informationContact information
• Juan Caliva: Juan Caliva: [email protected]@iica.int• Jim French: Jim French: [email protected]@iica.int
• Glen Galloway: Glen Galloway: [email protected]@catie.ac.cr• Gabriel Robles: Gabriel Robles: [email protected]@catie.ac.cr
